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Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15

eyes OF New York's officials. 1t has been
shown that on storied COney Island-the
boast OF EVERY patriotic citizen OF the En-
pire state political corruption has found its
way. The wild beating waves OF the wide
Atlantic had failed TO wash away the sins OF
those holding positions Of trust and honor.
An investigation is to follow. and the clam
bake, the roundabout swings and the NAM
moth Jumbo-the wonder OF every open
mouthed stranger--all have been polluted by
the touch Of corruption. And they do say that
the morals of the famous summer resort, do
not reach that high standard OF excellence
which IL was said of old should be attained.
Yet, to the dust-stained and over-ourdened
citizen Of the great bustln6 busy metrop.
oils, Coney Island with its salubriOus and
seductive sea breeze, will always be enchant-
Ing and inviting. TO those weary aud
heavy laden Conev Island, Notwithstanding
its high prices and low morals, will ever pre-
sent picture like the glimpse Of paradise
the Peri caug hit.
NEBRASKA City is in state of wild and
rapturous delight because she has been Sc
lected as one of the localities for militia sta
ton. Major John q. Watson is now recruit
ing the company, and thinks they will be in
usutiuS Win NltiliH WCch Va tCu uhy %
Among the incidents of the dashing majors
experience none perhaps was more striking
than the speech he made upon receiving his
commission. There was gathered in front OF
the famous ten-cent store crowd of admiring
and enthusiastic citizens. The major jumped
upon an empty barrel, and with all the fire
and passion of his soul threw out the follow
ing shafts of elOquencs:
My FRIENDs-And when say my friends.
/, mean every mothers son of you. The war
is upon us. repeat that the war Is upon us.
Nay, friends, tits no TESTERS jest, no dream
ers dream, when say to you that the war
Is upon us. And when look around and
about ine and see the smile of happiness upon
every face, and realize in Its fearful fu!lness
the fact that have just stated, namely, to-
wit: That the war is upon us, l naturally en-
Qure what Is 1t doing on us, anyway! My
My friends, enl listed only day or two ago
and am already ma Or. AS Mr.. ArtemuS
Ward once said, "Pm doin' mddlin' we'll"
But digress The war Is upon us. You
must enlist. have Just made a requistion
upon our commander, for the following cruel
implements to be used in civil war:
"One Aneriol barometer; artilery-1 dis
tillery, bilbo; butress; pushed gun; 1
canister; cimeter; l dynamite cartridge;
color guard-and l told them, my friends,
not to be particular about the color; corse
let; cylinder-gauge and half gallon cup"
Prolonged cheers The major was serenaded
that night by DR.. Bishops martial band, and
1t is said that he thought it was the enemy
and commenced shooting out the window.
1t is confdentialy reported to us that the
major said had he known they were friendly
troops, he could not have resisted shooting
his own brother had he attempted to make
such music,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15

A ST.. PAUL paper tells how easy 1t is
for Bernhardt, the great actress, to be
pleasant and entertaining. 1t cites as an
instance how nicely an engineer named
Blaine who brought her tram through
Valley junction to Council Bluffs, was
treated. 1t says: During the flight
Bernhardt opened the door of her car
and had her dress blown over her head,
Maurice Grau was knocked over and a
colored porter stepped on the pet tiger
and nearly turned white when he saw
what it was. II Is said that at the END of
this fast ride Blaine was given a neat
check by Grau and a pass to the Omaha
performance"
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15
"WAsHINGToN is more worldly, as b,

"WAsHINGroN is more worldly, as bad
as when congress is IN session." writes q
bright young woman, thoroughly ac-
quainted with the capital city, its men
and their ways. The young lady is cor
rect. There is more of corruption, social
rs we'll as political, In Washington than
In any other American city. There are
men without number thriving by job
berry, whose very presence in any circle
Is almost certain evidence Of sinister
schemes being on foot. There are hun.
dreds of "high-hying' women supported
by men or corporations with jobs in pros
peot, who rely upon these women, who
remain there the year round, to do SER
vices rs lobbyists. A hunt for simplicity,
womanly mOdesty aud genuine integrity
will prove more successful in probably
any other city in America than in the
ua.lon's capital.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15

THE destructive storms of the past few
years have etfectually disposed of the
theory that there is distinctive tornado
belt IN this country, and that the west is
the only region subject to their ravages.
In the Oast three years cyclones have WIS.,
tied tho states of New York, Massachu-
sets. Connecticut, Delaware. Pennsylva-
mia. Virginia and South Carolina on the
Atlantic sea-board, and IN each instance
lives were lost and much property de-
stroyed. Nebraska has been visited by
these death dealing storms, yet she has
escaped with little loss of life.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15
Our old correspondent. "a Member of

Our old correspondent, IA Member of
Parliament" appears with an interest
ing letter among our London cablegrams
to-day. His story of the late hours forced
upon members of parliament, forcibly
gress, or the pictures presented during
the closing days Of Nebraska legisla.
ture. Since the advent Of Buffalo Bill in
England everything is becoming,
'American. you Know First the Par
nell forgery. and now confusion among
the lords and statesmen.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15

THE Westminster Presbyterian church,
of st. Paul, Mimi, is having trouble with
its pastor, the Rev. G. G! Herrlott. The
charge against the reverend gentleman
is that his desire for earthly gains IN the
buying and selling of real estate has led
him to almost forget his ministerial mis-
sion. II he could only convince himself
that there were bargains in real estate
elsewhere than in st. Paul or on the
planet called earth, he no doubt would
become an enthusiast.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15
A Bit or HiatOrv.


A few OF the habitual and hardened
liars of the state press have taken occa-
sion during the past two weeks. to insin-
uate that Curry, the brutal, burly negro
who was employed to assasslnate Mr.
Rosewater some ten years ago. was the
victim of MIR. ROsewater's cunning, ="
that the NEGRO who was respectable"
slightly touched MIR. Rosewater with a
cane" for which Curry served several
years in the penitentiary. These stories
eminated from the traitorous editor of
the Lincoln Journal. We do not desire
to burden our columns with a story
which is yet remembered by all the old
citizens of Omaha and the state at large
-buttO show the utter inconsistency of
the reports circulated by tho scabs of the
country press, headed by the journalistic
jackal who presides over the Lincoln
journal, and answer several letters ad-
dressed to Mr.. Rosewater regarding the
assault, we print elsewhere the report as
it appeared in the Herald the day after
the crime was committed. Editorally
the Herald denounced the outrage as a
brutal and cowardly assault" and every
honest man in the state knows that Curry
was only playing his part in great con.
spiracy, conceived by band of polit-
ical rogues and mountebanks, to kill MIR.
Rosewater, in order that they might con.
tinue unmolested in their criminal prac.
tices. Those who read the Heraid's re-
port of the infamous crime will at once
see how inconsistent and unprofessional
it is in the Lincoln Journal to print and
circulate reports bearing no likeness to
truth, deccncy or justice.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15

THE newspapers of Kansas City have
built "nowsboys' home." The sum of
$1,000 was obtained from merchants for
advertising, the proceeds of one day 60
ing to the newsboys' fund.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15
Waiting for the Mail.

=. ". FOSS
With anxious features, worn and pale,
He waits the coming OF the mail: ~
Each day he asks, with hope and fear,
"My letter, is my letter here?"
Each day he hears in silence dumb;
mot yet, old man, 1t has not come"
The harmless madman, old and gray,
No one would jeer or drive away.
But it will come, twill come at last"
And SO he waits In silence dumb,
The letter that will never come.
Through misty vision OF his tears,
He sees the long, far-sundered years,
When he was strong aud she was fair,
Once more he feels in very truth,
The leaping pulses of his youth;
A strong, strange JOY he feels again
The old wild fever in his brain:
An angry word, a careless tone.
And she has gone and he's alone.
Since then he waits In silence dumb,
The letter that will never come.
Alas his poor old wits are fled,
He cannot know that she is dead;
And so he asks 1t, DER and DER,
The same old question as before.
lie wakes with morning light to say:
my letter, it will come to-day"
With tottering limbs that almost fail,
He crseps each morning to the mail,
And hears with ever new regret
mot yet, old man, not yet, not yet"
And 80 he waits in silence dumb,
The letter that will never come.
All me poor madman even we
Are dupes of tickle destiny:
In ceaseless hope we waiting sit,
For misslve that were never writ.
We wait to see the harvest grown.
OF seed that we have never sown;
Ma Saak tha ha arhOr month IN hail
The vessels that will never sail.
We wait to see our garner filled
With fruit of fields we have not titled.
We wait IN gathering stiffness dumb,
For letters that will never come.
"The Old Gentleman"
Boston Herald.
Father McGlynn is not respectful. HI
,eaks OF the pops ~ ''the old gentleman
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15

A MASSACHUSETTS statesman has intro
duced a bill in the legislature to prohibit
the admission of any child under fifteen
years of age, unaccompanied by parent
or guardian, to any public show or
amusement which takes place after sun
set. The father no doubt occupies front
seat at the variety show and is afraid the
son will see him.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15
Less Milliouaires I'm the Senate.

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Perhaps il Senator Camden had taken a
less lively interest in Ohio politics he would
not be this day pumping up joy over the
election Of a friend instead of himself to the
United States senate. The tide seems to
have turned against millionaires for the
senate The objection to Camden was that
he had great deal of money. Those who
would have been glad to support him for the
usual reasons did not dare to.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15
New York World /,

THE New York World, in its anniver-
sary number, boasts of its accomplish.
ments. Among other things mentioned
Is the fact that it brought Jake Sharp
before the bar OF Justice" What it
should do is to get Jake Sharp behind the
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15
What Sunday Should BE.

NetC York World
Any law that practically puts the people In
Jail after they have worked hard for six days
is not in keeping with the spirit of the age.
Sunday should be a day devoted to worship,
rest and recreation, and people should be
permitted to select their methods, as on other
days.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15

A MONUMENT to Galileo has been
erected in Rome, and neither JEFF Davis
nor General Kiefer made speech, and
yet the sun do move.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15

HERR FALB insists that the earth is
gradually drawing nearer the sun, and a
collision will soon occur. This IS crafty
ing intelligence.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15

The inter. state commissioners have re-
turned to Washington. They have sus-
pended every thing except the clause
providing for their salary.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15
Give Him An Easy One.

ChtcdVO HtruIf.
Instead of giving Kelly their $4,000 prize
athlete gold watch, the Bostonians ought
to present him with ball that he can hit
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15

RUSSELL SAGE has been before the In
vestigating commission. AS a cheerful
yet peerless prevaricator. Mr.. Sage is en-
titled to great credit.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15
What New Workers want.

CHcdVl Tunes.
A New York paper tells about "a cyclone
out west that picked up a barrel Of whisky
and dropped it into prohibition state" But
the cyclone that New Workers would most
like to see is one that will blow few open
saloons into their town on Sunday.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15
An American Exhibition.

Chicago Tribune.
General Rosser has succeeded, on small
scale. in making great American exhibition
of himself.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15

DIR. MARY WALKER continues to stir
around W Washington like big rooster that
just came out of misfit store She Is now
working upananti- Chewing Tobacco society.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15

over there in Rome" The old gentleman
has rod In pickle for DIR. McGlynn.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15

A violin said to be 23G years old is
owned by Louis Dutrow, OF franklin
county, Pennsylvania.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15

THEY are now using what they call sneeze-
less snuff. 1t cheers, but does not inebriate.
1t is intended for prohbitionists who vote a
straight ticket.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15

AFTER the Fourth of July man can gam
Dol, but he cannot gamble.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15

A cougar measuring niue feet from tip
to TIP was killed few DAYS ago by an
Idaho rancher, -, -:
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15

HENRY BERGH, the animals friend, has
printed rules on "How to approach kicking
bOrse." What has long been needed to fill a
yawning vacuum in this world Of mysteries,
are rules, slow to gracefully recede from a
kicking mule"
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15
"The Old Gentlem an.
Rx,s<,,S, Herald

Father McGlynn is not respectful. He
speaks OF the pops ~ "ths old gentleman
Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15

THE scales seem to be falling from Oft the
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-12-22
HIGH-TONED HENS.
A New Variety of Hen-Frult to Be Know
as Parlor Eggs.

A New Variety OF Hon-Fruit TO Dc hnoWh
as Parior Eggs.
"You trifling scoundrelr' exclaimed
a Southern gentleman. addressing
negro grocer, you told me that those
eggs l got here yesterday evening were
fresh"
II said dat da had jes' been laid,
sah."
"Yes, but confound you, they were
spoiled"
dat amt my fault, sab, not er tall
my fault. De aigs wuz fresh laid. but
Ihas sence found out dat de hens wuz
sorter stale.
WHAT
"a say de hens wuz sorter stale, sab.
Peer like da's been roostin whar de
dew fell on 'em an da mildewed. Hens
gifts mighty bad dat way sometimes,
sab; powerful bad. ;"
"Why, never heard of any thing
like that before"
80, vas, sab, mighty often de case.
See dat chicken out yander? Wall,
sab, she's almos' spilled, been roostin'
In de dew so much"
II believe you are an old liar!"
20, l kain't hep whut yer bleve.
I'd hate nightly ter be -'sponsible fur
whut folks blebes desc days"
'Are those eggs over there freshp'
"Wall, ] couldn't insho 'em, sah.'
II propose to pay cash for them.
Don't intend to compel you to make
those others good"
"Whn5 desc yere aigs-dese yere
ober yere? o, yas. sab, da's ez fresh
ez er rainbow"
Have the hens that Laid them been
roosting in the dew?"
Dat da amt, sab; dat da amt
Dem hens--w'y dem hens won't stay
| huwhar else but In de parlor, sab
xss, sah, yas. Topey, put de Colonel
Up Or aessn o. dem ssfloy aiass "@Asi
k6saaY zssysssf,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-12-22
PuNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

He who does the most to help his
friends will have the more friends to
help him on up the hill and to pre-
vent his return.-Pomeroy's Adudnce
Thought.
Il see that X, the millionaire, Is
dead. wonder to whom his property
was left?" 'As his will is being con-
tested think it is left to conjecture.
but the lawyers win probably get it."
A man. who was very sad. once
heard two boys laughing. He asked
them: What makes you so happyP"
''Happy?" said the elder. "Why. !
makes Jim glad and gets glad myself"
MARY" said Bliffkins. II can't
realize it. 1t seems all like long, beau
tiful dream!" "What seems like a
dream?" inquired his wife, "You
haven't said word for three-quarters
of an hour Merchant Traveller.
-Signal-service Man Ito assistant)-
as it growing cold outsider" Yes"
"Think it's going to snowe" 81
wouldn't be surprised" ''Well. wait
till you see it falling then run up the
cold-wave flag" ."-7cras Siftings.
The highway robber who comes te
a man face to face and single-handed
is saint compared to the one who
uses an official position to distress.
harrass, rob and impoverish to any de.
gree.-Pomeroy's Aduapce Thought.
-Fogg and Brown have entered the
City Hall. Fogg-''Who was that man
who spoke to you just now?" Brown
THAT? o, that is McFinn, one OF
our city fathers" 'Fogg-"You don't
mean it. He speaks English remark.
ably well for city official. Boston
transcript.
Texas papers should not forget in
speaking of the train robber that these
are the times of libel suits. Indeed the
day seems fast approaching when q
| jesting reference to the weather will be
sufficient to nail an editor in the courts.
In speaking of horse thief it is safe to
say a gentlemanly citizen who absent
mindedly rode off on another mans
charger r-Dallas fTer.J Ifstelligencer.
BE logical. my son, whatever else
you are. You go to the bald-headed
man for your hair-restorer; the doctor
who prescribes for your diseased stom.
ach is slowly dying of the dyspepsia,
and the preacher who exhorts you to
take no thought for the morrow has
taken a lease of his house for ten years.
Then why shouldn't you expect that
the man without cent to his name or
a whole shirt to his back should be
better able than anybody else to tell
you how poverty is to be abolishedP
-''Gentlemen, thundered the judge
to the contending lawyers, this case
must be settled before the court ad-
journs. There has been dilly-dallying
enough. Well, what is it?'' he said.
turning to court attendant who had
ventured to bespeak the judicial atten.
ton, Il am very busy "a couple OF
political friends of yours" whispered
the attendant. "are outside waiting for
you to join EN- Upon further con.
sideration," said his Honor, Il declare
this court adjourned until tomorrow at
eleven o'clock. ."-Epoch.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-12-22

But" 1 began. ana then paused. for
I didn't quite know how to phrase my
question delicately. A happy thought
occurred to me, and l said: you've
described this insurance business as a
lottery; suppose you should draw the
capital price,
"You mean DEATH" he calmly OBJ
served; "thcn my family would get
$4,000. 1 think that's fully rs much
as what's left of me is worth"
And was quite able to agree with
him.-IHe Epoch.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-12-22
NATURAL GAS WELLS.
An English Scientist Tells Why They Ca
BE Considered Inexplosixe.


BE Considered Inexplosive.
We are told that dreadful conse-
quenccs are likely to follow the Amer
lean enterprise of boring for natural
gas: that in China the Lake Foo-Chang
rests upon district that was blown up
and all its inhabitants destroyed, and
that the same catastrophe is imminent
in the United States unless the law
restricts further development in the
boring of so many wells, The CORE
spondent who sounds this note of alarm
says: "Should an explosion occur,
there will be such an upheaval as will
dwarf the most terrible of earthquakes
ever known. The country along the
gas belt from Toledo through Ohio,
Indiana and Kentucky will be ripped
up to depth of from one thousand
two hundred to one thousand five hum
dred feet and Hoped over like pam
cake, leaving a chasm through which
the waters of Lake Erie will come
bowling down, filling the Ohio and
Mississippi Valleys, and blotiing them
out forever" This is very startling.
and to many may appear very plausi-
bic, seeing that the quantity of gas that
sometimes rushes forth when these
wells are opened is so enormous.
Those, however. who have made
practical experiments on explod-
ing such gases will not be
prevented from settling in the Ohio or
Mississippi Valley by fear of the antici-
pated catastrophe. Lecturers who, like
myself, have often shown the old popu-
lar experiment of the electrical pistol
will especially appreciate my meaning.
This is tube through which an elcc-
trio spark may be passed into mix
ture of coal gas and atmospheric air.
The usual mode of showing the expert
ment is to hold the tube over a gas jet
for few seconds, then cork it and pass
the spark. 1t should explode and shoot
out the cork, but very frequently fails,
and why? Simply because it contains
too much gas. The lecturer, in such
case, removes the cork, blows down the
tube or otherwise removes some Of the
gas, and introduces air in its place,
then tries again, and bangit goes. The
fact is that tube. y bore-hole, gas
pipe, gasholder, q cavern or a Goa
mine filled or nearly filled with hydro
carbon gas is perfectly inexplosive. L
half filled with such gas it will not ex
plode. Even at the present day thu
majority of those who pass the grea
gasholders ('gasometers." as they art
miscalled) of our gas works imagine
that terrible explosion would occur il
light reached their contents. Th'
fact is that if flaming torch wer'
plunged into one of them when filled
with gas the torch would be instantl.
extinguished, and the gas issuing from
the hole through which the. torch wa'
thrown would simply burn in the air
but not in the holder. 1t would be
big gas jet and nothing further. "
Matticu Williams, tn Gentleman's Mag
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